Economic Essays by David Ricardo (Routledge Revivals)

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David Ricardo (1772 a 1823) was a hugely influential British political economist and stock trader. This volume, first published in 1923, contains five important pamphlets published by him, edited and with an overarching introductory essay by E. C. K. Gonner. Each essay relates either to monetary and financial subjects - including the high price of Bullion, monetary theory and the position of the Bank of England - or to the agricultural conditions of Britain and proposed solutions to the problems discussed. This is a fascinating and detailed work, which will be of great value to those with an interest in Ricardoas theories and British economic history.Whichever metal is the standard measure of value, it will also regulate the par of
exchange with foreign countries, because it will be in ... and, consequently, the
rate of exchange with England would have been estimated b} a comparison of
the gold coins of the two countries. ... In 1798, for example, when the price of
silver was 5s. per ounce, and the relative market value of silver to gold as 1 to
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Economic Essays by David Ricardo (Routledge Revivals)

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E. C. K. Gonner

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Routledge - 2013-09-13

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